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EventLog EVTX File Deleted — Sigma Rule
Sigma rule 63c779ba-f638-40a0-a593-ddd45e8b1ddc. EventLog EVTX File Deleted — Sigma Rule. Detects the deletion of the event log files which may indicate an attempt to destroy forensic evidence
Rule metadata and linked tags
Author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems). Source status: test; severity: medium. Source dates: 2023-02-15 / not supplied.
{
"category": "file_delete",
"product": "windows"
}Pinned original Sigma rule · Detection Rule License 1.1
Source SHA-256: f5a8b6453d558f0968f694f2c8b90a609eab803abc328420d8afc6835346bd5c
Detection logic
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title: EventLog EVTX File Deleted
id: 63c779ba-f638-40a0-a593-ddd45e8b1ddc
status: test
description: Detects the deletion of the event log files which may indicate an attempt to destroy forensic evidence
references:
- Internal Research
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-02-15
tags:
- attack.stealth
- attack.t1070
logsource:
category: file_delete
product: windows
detection:
selection:
TargetFilename|startswith: 'C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs\'
TargetFilename|endswith: '.evtx'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
False positives
- Unknown
Source references
- Internal Research (source note; no public URL supplied)
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